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The hunting wind blew.
The black dragon flag fluttered in the strong wind blowing through the mountain gorge!
Beneath the dragon flag.
Were the continuous camps of the Demon army.
Looking from afar.
This dark mass looked like a black giant dragon coiled up.
Waiting only for an opportunity to soar into the sky!
To fiercely take down this strategic pass of the United Empire!
And then sweep south in one fell swoop, flattening the entire territory of the United Empire that dared to scheme against the Demons!
Compared to the Demons' aggressive momentum.
The morale on the United Empire's side was much lower.
Under the siege of the Bloody God of War Rivale, their initial fierce fighting spirit had been worn away.
Repeatedly defending the city and avoiding battle.
Being passively beaten again and again made even these battle-hardened United Empire warriors feel extremely uncomfortable.
"This can't go on."
Kino Pass Fortress.
When the Knight Commander Hendrik, wearing his armor, was inspecting the fortress's main camp.
Seeing the soldiers' listless appearances, his heart sank to the bottom.
Where had they ever fought such frustrating battles in the past?
In the past, they either rode fine horses and wielded swords to intimidate all the petty villains in the Northern Lands!
Or they cleared out the remnants of the Demons and protected the peace of a region!
How could there be such a frustrating situation of being surrounded and beaten!
"Have the people from the Magic Special Forces and the Shadow Special Operations Unit not rushed back from the Imperial Capital yet?"
Hendrik gripped the treasure sword at his waist.
His tone carried anger.
He couldn't control the Shadow Special Operations Unit.
That belonged to the United Empire's assassination force.
But the Magic Special Forces were not just responsible for intimidating the court Mages!
Defending the frontier and fighting the Demons was one of their founding missions!
At this moment, such an important day as the National Day should clearly be a time to stabilize the frontier!
To prevent unrest!
Those guys in the Imperial Capital actually transferred all of them back!
And they even said that after observation, the Demons wouldn't make any moves at all!
If the Northern Lands were to cause trouble, he, Hendrik, could quell it with a flick of his finger!
Damn it!
Should those United Empire nobles who ate shit, those politicians, come and see what the Demon army outside the fortress is?!
If it weren't for the fact that the Demons were only making probing attacks.
Unwilling to commit all the giant dragons soaring in the sky to the battlefield.
And there were no Great Demons charging into the fray.
Kino Pass, still a strategic pass of the United Empire?
It would have been breached long ago, damn it!
Even if he, Hendrik, wanted to maneuver.
He damn well needed soldiers, didn't he!
The two most elite units were transferred away.
Only leaving him with the city defense force and those mercenaries from the Northern Magic Unit.
What could he use to fight the Demon army?
Relying on the court Mages who were struggling to maintain the barrier?
Or relying on his heavy cavalry unit to charge out and achieve mutual destruction?
No, no, no.
Mutual destruction was an exaggeration.
After all, even if each of his heavy cavalry unit could fight a hundred.
But the other side had hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
"Lord Hendrik, news has come from the Imperial Capital..." The face of the personal guard beside him was not good.
He paused before reporting to Hendrik.
"The Magic Special Forces and the Shadow Special Operations Unit currently have important missions in the United Empire..."
"Only a portion of the people can be transferred back to you."
"The rest will be sent to support you after the National Day."
"A portion?"
"Look, is the Demon army outside just a portion?"
A reorganized Demon King's Army plus dozens of demons.
What a terrifying force this was!
The United Empire actually dared to say they would just send a few people first?
They've gotten used to good days and completely forgotten how these good days came about, right?!
Hendrik's face was ashen.
It was at this moment.
Outside Kino Pass Fortress.
Streaks of dark clouds that obscured the sky came again!
"Damn it, first let those resting Mages quickly replenish the barrier's Magic supply!"
There was no time to curse the United Empire's idiotic actions!
Hendrik quickly gave the order!
It was just the next second after the personal guard had run out!
Streaks of dazzling Magic beams shot fiercely from high in the sky!
Striking the barrier and causing ripples!
For days now, Hendrik had had enough of the Demons' despicable tactics!
Relying on their ability to fly, they were frantically draining the energy of those court Mages!
Causing the entire fortress to fall under a huge shadow of war!
This couldn't go on any longer!
Hendrik's face was ashen.
He sent out another personal guard.
"Go find Wirbel for me!"
"If their Northern Magic Unit doesn't do something, they can be declared disbanded!"
This time, the attack a Demon Mage unit in the sky was much more intense than usual.
One could even visibly see the defense barrier fluctuating greatly!
As if it would be breached in the next second!
And all of this was just to cover Yulian's entry into the United Empire.
After all, the defense of Kino Pass was too tight.
Even if Yulian wanted to pass through, it would be impossible not to be discovered.
So, only while the Mage unit was attacking.
Yulian took the opportunity to pass through while the fortress soldiers were negligent.
Flapping his huge black dragon wings.
The sun set.
Yulian looked back at Kino Pass, where fires were gradually igniting.
He immediately stopped hesitating.
And accelerated with all his might, flying towards the direction of the Imperial Capital!
At the same time.
At a strategic United Empire road.
On an exquisite carriage.
Serie's closed eyes suddenly opened.
A pair of beautiful golden eyes involuntarily stared through the carriage window towards the distant rear.
As if she had sensed something.
A proud smile couldn't help but appear at Serie's lips.
"I told him I could handle it separately."
"Handle what?"
Sense, who was sitting in the same carriage, let go of the hair she was fiddling with and tilted her head.
Her gaze towards Serie carried confusion.
"Nothing..."
"Just something I said to an idiot."
Serie seemed to be in a very good mood.
As she spoke, she couldn't help but rest her chin in her hand.
She seemed to realize again that her behavior was a bit too unusual.
After Serie lightly coughed.
She put away her smile.
Instead, she frowned and looked at Sense.
"Aren't you going to rest for a while?"
There were still several days until National Day.
They could travel slowly.
There was no rush.
So, regarding Sense's sudden energy.
Serie was a bit puzzled.
"Can't sleep, just playing for a bit."
Sense pursed her lips and smiled, looking at Serie beside her.
Actually, she was already a bit sleepy.
But before reaching the stronghold set up by the Continental Magic Association.
She would not rest.
Serie felt that the United Empire's assassination attempts didn't matter.
But they, these first-tier Mages, had been worrying themselves sick over Serie.
Along the way, countless people were protecting Serie's journey from behind the scenes.
"Then I'll continue sleeping."
Seeing this, Serie didn't press further.
She wasn't the type to pry.
At least not on the surface.
A pair of pointed ears drooped slightly.
Serie unconsciously drifted back into dreamland.
Lately, she had been very sleepy.
Perhaps it was because autumn had arrived.
Perhaps it was because she was an elf.
Or perhaps it was because she thought of how Flamme had poured her heart and soul into facilitating the United Empire's plan to kill her, and she didn't know how to handle it.
In short, Serie had been very sleepy lately.
Along with that, her spirits weren't good either.
"Sleep, sleep."
Sense gently held Serie with her hair.
She leaned closer to her own shoulder.
After hearing Serie's even breathing, Sense smiled slightly.
Sporting faint dark circles under her eyes, she continued to stay vigilant.
Such a cute master... she absolutely cannot be harmed...
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